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Adam and Eve pop into Dr. Fleischman’s office for a surprise visit (and the doctor complains that it’s always a surprise visit from them). They want blood tests. They’re getting married. Oh, and Eve has gestational diabetes. Because of course … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E22: Our Wedding
Chris is doing his thing on the air when he suddenly starts forgetting words and generally tripping over his speech until he’s at the point of not being able to functionally talk at all. [Cue moose strutting to funky jazz … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E21: It Happened in Juneau
Holling is telling jokes at The Brick when Ed comes in with news: Jesse the bear is dead. [Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Chris announces that the aurora borealis is putting on a display. Just then, a very … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E20: Final Frontier
Spring is, uh, springing, and everyone seems to be in a good mood. Holling places pots of crocuses on tables and chats cheerfully with Ruth-Anne as The Brick offers up free egg breakfasts. Maurice seems to be the only exception, … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E19: Wake Up Call
Dr. Fleischman finishes seeing a patient and walks into his waiting room to find Marilyn changing an infant. In their typical way, he asks her questions that she barely answers, and he eventually figures out that some unknown person left … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E18: My Mother, My Sister
Content Warning: This episode deals with suicide. Joel is alone in his cabin one night, writing a letter to a former med school classmate. He really tries to convince his friend (and, I think, himself) that he’s fine, actually. The … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E17: Lost and Found
Holling and Shelly are discussing mundane bar management stuff with an unnatural enthusiasm when a solemn Maurice comes in to tell Holling that someone named Bill Planey has died. He’ll get the horses ready. They’ll leave at first light. [Cue … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E16: Three Amigos
The evening begins at The Brick, where Ed and Chris are discussing Wittgenstein over a game of backgammon playing pool and arguing over which toes their friend lost to frostbite. Edna Hancock, a wealthy and reclusive landowner makes a rare … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E15: Democracy in America
It’s a chilly morning, and Fleischman visits Chris, who has a cow now. Through their conversation, we learn that the sensitive artist’s next work will be to catapult said cow into the air. Or maybe not this cow. It just … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E14: Burning Down the House
Fun Shelly Earring Alert: Anchovies! Finally, someone in-universe acknowledges something I’ve been pointing out all along, when Ed compliments Shelly’s anchovy earrings. He’s looking for the subject of his next film–answering a magazine ad to make a documentary about art … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E13: Things Become Extinct
[Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] Dr. Fleischman walks into his office one chilly morning to find someone already in his examination room: It’s a goat, eating that butcher paper stuff that’s uncomfortable to sit on. “It’s a gift,” … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E12: Our Tribe
A clearly awful-feeling Holling comes in to see Dr. Fleischman. Diagnosis: He hasn’t paid his taxes. Ever. So he owes $9,000 to Uncle Sam. Fleischman has to tell him that no, he cannot fix this with a doctor’s note. [Cue … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E11: Dateline: Cicely
It’s Christmas time, and the people of Cicely are decorating with an Alaskan twist–lights and holly, with a raven thrown in. We learn from Chris in the Morning that Marilyn has a star role in the annual Raven Pageant and … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E10: Seoul Mates
Ed’s changing a flat tired just outside of town when a bunch of weirdos come rambling by. One’s juggling. Another carries a unicycle. One has a bear on a leash. Ed cheerfully gives them directions to Cicely, and they go … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E9: Get Real
Graham Greene, who passed away earlier this week, was perfect as a deadpan medicine man on Northern Exposure. Continue reading Couch Avocados: TV Discussion Thread – September 4th, 2025
[Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music.] It’s a crisp fall morning, and Chris is waxing nostalgic over memories of hunting in his youth as he looks forward to going on his annual hunting trip with Holling (who, you will … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E8: A Hunting We Will Go
Chris wakes up one night to find a group of men and women performing a spirited traditional African dance to drum music. Well, traditional-looking, anyway. I don’t know if this was authentic, contemporary, or made up for the show. I … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E7: Roots
Chris is fishing on the banks of a river when he sees some random flotsam and jetsam floating by. No, not these guys. He finds a boot. A French flag. An old-timey compass. Some chunks of ice. And a really … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E6: The Body in Question
It’s the spookiest of nights: Halloween! Joel’s at home, microwaving dinner. Chris announces on the radio that Officer Semanski has “given Maurice a reprieve” and is back in town. (Yay! I like her!) Joel gets a knock on his cabin … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E5: Jules Et Joel
[Cue moose strutting to funky jazz music] Ed swings by Ruth-Anne’s to pick up some video editing equipment. The movie is coming along great. He might have a neo-realistic classic on his hands. Maurice walks in and is very impressed … Continue reading Northern Exposure, S3 E4: Animals ‘R Us
O’Connell is flying Dr. Fleischman back to Cicely after a successful vaccination mission to a remote village. Joel is (of course) whining. His “shooting arm” is tired, and the gift the grateful villagers gave him, a whole bunch of whale … Continue reading Northern Exposure, Season 3, Episode 3: Oy, Wilderness
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